Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin should publicly deny the reports that Russia is preparing to invade Ukraine.

"We constantly hear from Russians that "something is missing for the meeting." It seems to me that if they do not think about the escalation, then Russians and the President of the Russian Federation should say that "we are not planning [an invasion]," Zelensky said during a press conference.

He admitted that it could be a public …

Kyiv will resume negotiations on arms supplies with the new German government, said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.

"As for the issue of weapons, our position remains unchanged: we see no obstacles in obtaining weapons and strengthening Ukraine’s defense capability from any country in the world. There are no legal, political or moral constraints to this. We will communicate with the new German government on this matter," he said.

The minister also spoke about military cooperation …

The spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are carrying out attacks in some areas of the Donbas.

"The hotheads of the Kyiv regime, apparently feeling complete impunity, are in favor of a military solution to the internal Ukrainian crisis," RIA Novosti quotes Zakharova as saying.

The representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry added that Ukrainian servicemen allegedly use weapons prohibited by the Minsk agreements. At the same …